Obituaries

Local Obituaries

Serving Families Throughout Summit And Stark Counties. Located In Akron, Cuyahoga Falls, And Green.

Lucille  "Lucy" Laux

Lucille "Lucy" Laux

Mar 28, 2015

Lucille Laux, 99, passed away Saturday, March 28, 2015 at Akron City Hospital. She was born in Bryant, Indiana and was a secretary for Brown Communications with 20 years of service. She was a resident of Chapel Hill Towers for many years and made many friends there. Special thank you from her niece, Karen Cain to all of her...

Neil  Edmund Drabinski

Neil Edmund Drabinski

Mar 22, 2015

Neil Edmund Drabinski, 63, of Cuyahoga Falls, passed away suddenly but peacefully on March 22, 2015. Neil proudly served 33 years in the military, was a loving husband, father, grandfather & friend, and was an avid hunter and sportsman. He was preceded in death by his parents Edmund and Gertrude; and brother Timothy. Neil is survived by step-father Joseph...

Gerald  Robert Bond

Gerald Robert Bond

Mar 22, 2015

Gerald Robert Bond, 89, passed away Sunday, March 22, 2015. He was born in Akron and was a lifetime resident of the area. He retired from the Akzo Noble Salt Company in 1986 after 34 years of service. He attended the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music where he played the Clarinet. He played music his entire life. Mr. Bond was...

Anna Letz

Anna Letz

Mar 21, 2015

Anna Letz Anna Letz, 95, went home to be with the Lord on March 21. She was born in Akron on January 14, 1920, to John and Elizabeth Schilling. Ann was a resident of Akron. She also lived in Fort Wayne, Ind. and Jensen Beach, Fla.. She was preceded in death by her husband of over fifty years, John, and...

Floyd Hawkins

Floyd Hawkins

Mar 19, 2015

On Thursday, March 19th, 2015, Floyd G. Hawkins, age 83, was welcomed into the presence of his Savior. Floyd was a loving husband, a faithful father and a humble servant to his church, his friends and his community. He is survived by his wife, Patricia; his sons, Timothy (Rebecca) and Thomas (Beverly); and his brother, Benjamin. Floyd was preceded in...

Janet  M Rawson

Janet M Rawson

Mar 16, 2015

Janet Rawson, 92, went home to be with the Lord on March 16, 2015. Born in Akron on January 4, 1923, to the late Howard & Dorothy Bales, Janet had been a lifelong resident of Cuyahoga Falls and a 1941 graduate of Cuyahoga Falls High School. She retired as a dental assistant and was a former member of the...

Jacklyn Hansen

Jacklyn Hansen

Mar 15, 2015

Jacklyn "Jackie" Hansen Jacklyn Hansen, age 76 of Brimfield, passed away Sunday, March 15, 2015 at Maison Aine. Jackie was born September 3, 1938 in Akron to the late Joseph and Georgia (Hampton) Glandorf. She was a member of Our Lady of Victory Parish, and a member of the Field High School Band Boosters for many years. Jackie retired from...

Carmel  V. Francu

Carmel V. Francu

Mar 13, 2015

Carmel V. Francu, 90, fell asleep in the Lord on Friday, March 13, 2015 in Pickerington, Ohio. She was born in Niles, Ohio and worked for the Mahoning National Bank. Carmel was a member of Presentation of Our Lord Orthodox Church, ladies auxiliary and choir. She enjoyed working at the church fish fries and other church activities. She was...

Mary  Jane Boyle

Mary Jane Boyle

Mar 12, 2015

Visitation at Main Service

Nativity Of The Lord Jesus Catholic Church

2425 Myersville Rd

Akron, Ohio, United States

44312

Mass

11:00 am Saturday, March 14, 2015

Nativity Of The Lord Jesus...

Luba Villars

Luba Villars

Mar 12, 2015

Luba Villars, 63, went home to be with her Lord, and rejoin her parents and son on Thursday, March 12. Born in Germany to the late Mikolaj and Zina Neckar she came to this country as a young girl. She graduated from St. John's Grade School and Garfield High School. A faithful employee, she had worked for many years for...

Kevin  Thomas Green

Kevin Thomas Green

Mar 12, 2015

Kevin Green, 54, passed away Thursday, March 12, 2015 at Akron General Medical Center. Kevin was born October 20, 1960 to Jim and Margaret (Sanderson) Green in Denver, Colorado and had been an Akron area resident most of his life. He was a salesman for Modern Builders Supply for over 31 years. In addition to his parents, Kevin is...

Emily Herrick

Emily Herrick

Mar 12, 2015

Emily Agnes Herrick, 98, passed away on March 12 while residing at Rockynoll Retirement Center. Born in Akron on February 19, 1917 to the late Louis and Agnes Moritz, Emily was a lifelong area resident and graduate of St. Vincent's High School. She was a 67 year member of St. Paul's Parish where she also belonged to the Ladies Guild....

Angeline  Rosa Halchak

Angeline Rosa Halchak

Mar 11, 2015

Final Resting Place

Holy Cross Cemetery

100 E. Waterloo Rd.

Akron, Ohio, United States

44319

Llewellyn Clyde "Lew" Simmons

Llewellyn Clyde "Lew" Simmons

Mar 9, 2015

Visitation at Main Service

11:00 am - 1:00 pm Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Liberty Freewill Baptist Church

3819 Johnson Road

Norton, Ohio, United States

44203

Funeral Service

1:00 pm Wednesday, March 11, 2015...

Willma Kidd

Willma Kidd

Mar 9, 2015

Arlene Kidd, age 75 of Akron, Went to be with the Lord on Monday, March 9, 2015 at the Hospice Care Center surrounded by her loving family. Arlene was born October 5, 1939 in Webster Springs, West Virginia to the late Claude Cleveland and Helen Ruby (Oxier) Tharp. Besides her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband of...

Linda  D. Mowery

Linda D. Mowery

Mar 8, 2015

Linda D. Mowery, 62, passed away Sunday, March 8, 2015 at Akron City Hospital. She was born in Akron and was a loving mother, grandmother and good friend. Special thank you to her friends at Coltene Whaledent and to the staff at Akron City Hospital T-2 ICU. She is survived by her daughter, Michelle Tuck (Todd Osborne); brothers, John...

Sophie Stokich

Sophie Stokich

Mar 7, 2015

Sophie Stokich, 93, passed away on March 7, 2015. Born in Akron on November 1, 1921 to the late Steven & Violet Esakov, Sophie was a lifetime resident and graduate of South High School, where she later worked as a secretary. She was a member of St. Archangel Michael Serbian Orthodox church, as well as the Srpska Zenska Ladies...

Nylah  Alma Willey

Nylah Alma Willey

Mar 6, 2015

Nylah Willey, 92, passed away on March 4, 2015 at Akron City Hospital. Born in Akron on November 16, 1923 Nylah was a lifetime area resident. She was a member of the former St. Peter Episcopal Church. She retired from Tower Styling in 2003, where she worked as a manicurist. Nylah was preceded in death by her father Edger...

Kenneth  R. Anderson

Kenneth R. Anderson

Mar 6, 2015

Kenneth Anderson, 58, of Eastlake, Ohio, passed away peacefully on March 6 at the Hospice of Western Reserve in Cleveland, Ohio. Ken was born in Ravenna, Ohio on August 6, 1956 to Clara and Bernard Anderson. He was a graduate of Cuyahoga Falls High School and earned a B.S. in Marketing from The University of Akron. Ken was employed...

Elizabeth Reinhardt

Elizabeth Reinhardt

Mar 6, 2015

Elizabeth Keller Reinhardt 1913-2015 Our dear Mom and Oma, Elizabeth Keller Reinhardt, passed away March 6, 2015 at the age of 101. She was born to Katherine (Neidert) and Stefan Keller on August 21, 1913 in Akron, Ohio. She grew up in her mother's hometown of Grosekel, Hungary and married Philip Reinhardt at the age of 16. They reared their...